http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16954&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Ftop-tracks.rssFrom the cosmopolitan capital of Senegal, Dakar's Cheikh Lo has created his own distinct variant of popular African music. Having worked as a studio percussionist and background singer in France in the 1980s, he returned to Senegal to cultivate his own music near to the source. Basing his work on mbalax, the energetic Senegalese music popularized by Youssou N'dour, Lo adds a touch of Congolese soukous, Cuban son montuno, reggae, Flamenco, and jazz, and he sings over rhythms that are at once smooth and driving in a suave, sensuous voice. Instrumentation includes traditional Senegalese drums, guitars, Latin percussion, flute, and brass. A striking figure who sports long dreadlocks, Lo is not a rastaman but a devotee of a mystical Sufi Muslim brotherhood. His original, well-crafted songs maintain their African character while connecting with the Afro-Caribbean world at large. - Robert LeaverAfricaen720Thu, 7 Jan 2010 07:09:23 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16954&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Ftop-tracks.rss From the cosmopolitan capital of Senegal, Dakar's Cheikh Lo has created his own distinct variant of popular African music. Having worked as a studio percussionist and background singer in France in the 1980s, he returned to Senegal to cultivate his own music near to the source. Basing his work on mbalax, the energetic Senegalese music popularized by Youssou N'dour, Lo adds a touch of Congolese soukous, Cuban son montuno, reggae, Flamenco, and jazz, and he sings over rhythms that are at once smooth and driving in a suave, sensuous voice. Instrumentation includes traditional Senegalese drums, guitars, Latin percussion, flute, and brass. A striking figure who sports long dreadlocks, Lo is not a rastaman but a devotee of a mystical Sufi Muslim brotherhood. His original, well-crafted songs maintain their African character while connecting with the Afro-Caribbean world at large. - Robert Leaver http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3307913&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afro-Pop Tue, 18 Sep 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cheikh Lo on Rhapsody Online 3307913 tra.3307913 Cheikh Lo art.16954 0.0 Mondo Africa alb.267162 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/1/1/5/545118_170x170.jpg 2001-09-18 00:00:00.0 2001-09-18 00:00:00.0 false Ndogai tra.3307913 327000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3307913&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3307913&variant=data&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1897647&variant=play&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Africa Sat, 1 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Cheikh Lo on Rhapsody Online 1897647 tra.1897647 Cheikh Lo art.16954 0.99 Bambay Gueej alb.309221 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/8/4/1/1541484_170x170.jpg 2005-05-17 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25 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cheikh Lo on Rhapsody Online 9944123 tra.9944123 Cheikh Lo art.16954 0.99 Lamp Fall alb.9940880 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/9/5/8/1298593_170x170.jpg 2006-04-25 00:00:00.0 2006-04-25 00:00:00.0 true Fattaliku Demb tra.9944123 189000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9944123&variant=play&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9944123&variant=data&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9944124&variant=play&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Ftop-tracks.rss Africa Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cheikh Lo on Rhapsody Online 9944124 tra.9944124 Cheikh Lo art.16954 0.99 Lamp Fall alb.9940880 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/9/5/8/1298593_170x170.jpg 2006-04-25 00:00:00.0 2006-04-25 00:00:00.0 true Kelle Magni (encore) tra.9944124 242000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9944124&variant=play&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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